<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
64	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
's	O
Kobe	O
branch	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
first	O
3D	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
selects	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonists	O
to	O
control	O
:	O
Carrie	B-Application
Fernandez	I-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
orphan	O
gifted	O
with	O
magic	O
powers	O
,	O
or	O
Reinhardt	B-Application
Schneider	I-Application
,	O
the	O
whip-wielding	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
(	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
recurring	O
protagonists	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
like	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
platforming	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
past	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
they	O
were	O
powered	O
by	O
red	O
hearts	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
instead	O
powered	O
by	O
red	O
jewels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
also	O
features	O
two	O
other	O
survival	O
horror	O
sequences	O
:	O
In	O
the	O
Villa	O
's	O
maze	O
garden	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
follow	O
Malus	B-Application
through	O
the	O
labyrinthine	O
hedges	O
while	O
strong	O
,	O
unbeatable	O
enemies	O
give	O
chase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
solving	O
often	O
involves	O
non-player	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Charlie	O
Vincent	O
,	O
Rosa	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
lizard	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
features	O
an	O
internal	O
clock	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
day/night	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Villa	O
level	O
players	O
must	O
meet	O
Rosa	B-Application
at	O
sunrise	O
in	O
the	O
rose	O
garden	O
and	O
Charlie	O
Vincent	O
will	O
be	O
asleep	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
has	O
different	O
settings	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
challenge	O
posed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
built-in	O
save	O
feature	O
;	O
all	O
saved	O
games	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
(	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
)	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
young	O
heroes	O
sense	O
his	O
return	O
:	O
Carrie	B-Application
Fernandez	I-Application
,	O
a	O
girl	O
gifted	O
with	O
magic	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
Reinhardt	B-Application
Schneider	I-Application
,	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
ancient	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
of	O
vampire	O
hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
then	O
come	O
upon	O
a	O
decrepit	O
villa	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
the	O
elderly	O
vampire	O
hunter	O
Charles	O
Vincent	O
,	O
beautiful	O
yet	O
unwilling	O
vampire	O
Rosa	B-Application
,	O
demonic	O
salesman	O
Renon	O
and	O
young	O
boy	O
Malus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beneath	O
the	O
estate	O
's	O
maze	O
garden	O
lies	O
a	O
subterranean	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
center	O
,	O
where	O
Dracula	O
's	O
servants	O
(	O
Actrise	B-Application
and	O
Death	O
)	O
attempt	O
to	O
waylay	O
the	O
heroes	O
by	O
pitting	O
them	O
in	O
battle	O
against	O
their	O
loved	O
ones	O
(	O
the	O
Fernandez	B-Application
warrior	I-Application
and	O
Rosa	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrie	O
kills	O
her	O
vampirized	O
kin	O
while	O
Reinhardt	O
beats	O
Rosa	B-Application
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
then	O
climb	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
towers	O
before	O
confronting	O
Actrise	B-Application
and	O
Death	O
atop	O
the	O
Room	O
of	O
Clocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
Vincent	O
's	O
later	O
intercession	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
will	O
not	O
discover	O
that	O
Malus	B-Application
was	O
indeed	O
Dracula	O
reincarnate	O
–	O
not	O
simply	O
possessed	O
by	O
him	O
–	O
and	O
receive	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bad	O
endings	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
hero	O
rescues	O
the	O
boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
the	O
vampire	O
disguised	O
as	O
Dracula	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
battle	O
Malus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
transforms	O
into	O
an	O
adult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
defeat	O
atop	O
the	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
,	O
Malus	B-Application
will	O
regain	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
explains	O
that	O
Malus	B-Application
was	O
not	O
possessed	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
Dracula	O
reincarnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malus	B-Application
then	O
transports	O
the	O
hero	O
to	O
an	O
alternate	O
realm	O
to	O
battle	O
his	O
true	O
form	O
,	O
a	O
centipedal	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Reinhardt	O
's	O
ending	O
,	O
Rosa	B-Application
,	O
who	O
sacrificed	O
herself	O
for	O
him	O
atop	O
the	O
Room	O
of	O
Clocks	O
,	O
is	O
revived	O
and	O
her	O
humanity	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
made	O
its	O
first	O
public	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
sneak	O
peek	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
April	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Castlevania	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
States	O
news	O
media	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
this	O
title	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dracula	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
English	O
name	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
simply	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
fans	O
and	O
media	O
alike	O
nicknamed	O
it	O
Castlevania	B-Application
64	I-Application
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
bearing	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornell	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1999	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Architecture	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
predominantly	O
inspired	O
by	O
French	O
castles	O
:	O
The	O
Villa	O
's	O
exterior	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
western	O
façade	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Château	O
d'Azay-le-Rideau	O
in	O
France	O
's	O
Loire	O
Valley	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
interior	O
entrance	O
hall	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Grand	O
Hall	O
in	O
the	O
Lancaster	O
House	O
(	O
a	O
mansion	O
in	O
London	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
allude	O
to	O
past	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
:	O
Carrie	O
's	O
alternate	O
costume	O
is	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
Maria	O
Renard	O
's	O
dress	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Reinhardt	O
's	O
alternate	O
costume	O
is	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
's	O
outfit	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Behemoth	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
Castle	O
Center	O
can	O
be	O
crippled	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
crawling	O
Behemoth	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomoya	O
Tomita	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Castlevania	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masahiko	O
Kimura	O
,	O
Motoaki	O
Furukawa	O
,	O
and	O
Mariko	O
Egawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomokuni	O
Katayama	O
performed	O
the	O
violin	O
solo	O
,	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
"	O
Bloodlines	O
"	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
that	O
greets	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
features	O
sporadic	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
mainly	O
for	O
the	O
prologue	O
narration	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bianca	O
Allen	O
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
for	O
Carrie	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Hanikson	O
for	O
Reinhardt	O
,	O
Harald	O
Gjerd	O
for	O
Malus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Scott	O
McCulloch	O
for	O
the	O
Narrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
republished	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
disc	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Best	O
Music	O
Collections	O
BOX	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
includes	O
three	O
songs	O
(	O
tracks	O
1	O
,	O
26	O
,	O
and	O
29	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
remixes	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
are	O
featured	O
on	O
this	O
album	O
,	O
some	O
background	O
music	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
incidental	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
onto	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
music	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
bit	O
simple	O
at	O
times	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Pro	O
said	O
"	O
Is	O
Castlevania	B-Application
fun	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
Castlevania	B-Application
will	O
marvel	O
at	O
this	O
version	O
's	O
familiar	O
sites	O
and	O
environments	O
and	O
will	O
appreciate	O
the	O
dedicated	O
tack	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevanias	B-Application
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
spectacle	O
that	O
definitely	O
warrants	O
a	O
good	O
look	O
from	O
N64	B-Operating_System
owners	O
everywhere	O
—	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
find	O
better	O
hauntings	O
than	O
this	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sentiment	O
was	O
not	O
shared	O
by	O
GameRevolution	O
,	O
who	O
instead	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
gameplay	O
,	O
arguably	O
the	O
mainstay	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
match	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendojo	O
who	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
horrendous	O
or	O
even	O
bad	O
;	O
just	O
extremely	O
disappointing	O
in	O
execution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
promise	O
within	O
Castlevania	B-Application
is	I-Application
evident	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
stronger	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Extension	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
21st	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
ranked	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
:	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
though	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
disappointment	O
;	O
the	O
visuals	O
have	O
n't	O
aged	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
awkward	O
and	O
frustrating	O
(	O
especially	O
during	O
the	O
ham-fisted	O
platforming	O
sections	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
feels	O
somewhat	O
half-finished	O
–	O
which	O
is	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
half-finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Despite	O
its	O
myriad	O
failings	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
still	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
enter	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
low	O
expectations.	O
"	O
</s>
